President Bharrat Jagdeo commissioned the first specialized Ophthalmology Centre in the Caribbean and Latin America, yesterday, at Port Mourant, Berbice.The Ophthalmology Centre is expected to perform a total of 10,000 eye surgeries a year in the areas of corrective refractive error, cataract, glaucoma,Cheap Jerseys China, and retinopathy and retina detachment. One of the centre’s long-term plans is to conduct eye transplants.The establishment of the centre is part of the Cuban health assistance package, which was initiated in 2006 following a visit by President Jagdeo to Cuba.At the commissioning ceremony, Charge D’ Affairs of the Cuban Embassy in Guyana, Jorge Rodriguez Hernandez,Cheap Jerseys USA, said that the facility is a dream come true since it will provide a high level of service not only for the people of Guyana, but to the Caribbean as well.President Jagdeo told the gathering that the history of Guyana and Cuba is much more interlined, even before the establishment of diplomatic ties.According to Jagdeo, there are many unfulfilled needs of the people of Guyana, but the administration does not have the resources to meet those needs.“But we took over a country that was totally run down when the payment of the debt alone took up 94 per cent of all our revenues. So there were very little resources to deal with health care,Wholesale Jerseys China, education, infrastructure and all of that.”The Head of State explained that the administration has come a far away since addressing most of the challenges. There is now better health care and other services being provided to the Guyanese people.He added that in the United States, millions of people do not have health care and become a pauper if they fall sick and they cannot afford health care.President Jagdeo noted that Guyana has to fight that philosophy since health care first and foremost is a priority.“In Guyana there are many challenges. There are so many needs and the resources are limited. So often we have to choose where we allocate our resources… definitely health care and education rank among the two top priorities of our government.”In time the people of Guyana will see large sums of money going towards the health and education sectors, he said.“We believe that if we have healthy people and you educate them well, in this globalised world they would be able to achieve prosperity. Will see increasingly large sums of money being allocated to the health and education ministries,China Jersyes Cheap,” President Jagdeo said.Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy, told Kaieteur News that Guyana has approximately 900 new cases of cataracts every year and this number is expected to increase given that the life expectancy rate will get greater and as the population ages.“The operation here means that people will get timely access to surgeries and at the same time we have improved the facility at Georgetown with the help of the Chinese in more advanced technology. So I think Guyanese can be proud of this,Nike NFL Jerseys China,” Minister Ramsammy said. The housing accommodation for the 40-member Cuban medical team who will manage the Centre has been completed. The team includes,Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping, doctors, nurses, technicians, bio medical engineers and support staff.The medical centre was constructed at a cost of some?$140M, and is first of its kind to be built in the Caribbean.